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| Released | October 7, 2016 | |||
| Studio | Grey Area Studios (North Hollywood, Los Angeles) | |||
| Genre | Pop rock [1] [2] | |||
| Length | 41:20 | |||
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Upside Down is the third studio album by American band Set It Off. The album was released on October 7, 2016, through record labels Equal Vision Records and Rude Records. [3] It is the first album of the band after the departure of bassist Austin Kerr in 2015. [4]
The first single from the album, "Uncontainable", was released on March 18, 2016, alongside the announcement of Upside Down. [5] The second single of the album, "Something New", was released on June 29, with a music video. That same day, the band revealed the track listing and the art cover of the album. [6] The third single of the album, "Life Afraid", was released on August 5, with a lyric video. [7] A music video of the song was published in the band's official youtube channel the same day the album was released. [8] The fourth and last single of the album, "Hypnotized", was released on April 17, 2017, with a music video. [9]
The album received average reviews from critics. Matt Collar from Allmusic wrote that the album "is another stylistically robust effort that finds Set it Off incorporating their love of hip-hop, R&B, and hooky pop into their infectious punk style." [1]
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| Source | Rating |
| Spectrum Culture |   [2] |
| Upset | [10] |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Something New" | Paddock | 3:25 | |
| 2. | "Uncontainable" |
| Ron | 2:59 |
| 3. | "Life Afraid" |
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| 3:00 |
| 4. | "Upside Down" |
| Paddock | 3:35 |
| 5. | "Want" |
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| 3:57 |
| 6. | "Diamond Girl" |
| Paddock | 3:46 |
| 7. | "Tug of War" |
| Green | 3:55 |
| 8. | "Admit It" |
| Green | 3:23 |
| 9. | "Hypnotized" |
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| 3:44 |
| 10. | "Never Know" |
| Ron | 3:14 |
| 11. | "Crutch" |
| Goldstein | 3:04 |
| 12. | "Me w/o Us" |
| Ron | 3:18 |
| Total length: | 41:20 | |||
Credits adapted from Allmusic. [12]
Set It Off
Background vocals
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| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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| UK Album Downloads Chart [13] | 91 |
| US Billboard 200 [14] | 51 |
| US Top Album Sales (Billboard) [15] | 22 |
| US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [16] | 11 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [17] | 13 |
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